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Re: [PATCH 18/26] builtin/init-db: fix leaking directory paths

From
Rubén Justo <rjusto@gmail.com>
Date
Nov 10, 2024, 21:47 UTC
Message-ID
<5d18abb7-52a1-41d0-8207-066a012d41e7@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To
<256427084f63c9b2141bd468d633ee4d079fd33f.1730901926.git.ps@pks.im>
On Wed, Nov 06, 2024 at 04:11:11PM +0100, Patrick Steinhardt wrote:
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> We've got a couple of leaking directory paths in git-init(1), all of
> which are marked with `UNLEAK()`. Fixing them is trivial, so let's do
> that instead so that we can get rid of `UNLEAK()` entirely.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Patrick Steinhardt <ps@pks.im>
> ---
>  builtin/init-db.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++-------------
>  1 file changed, 17 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/builtin/init-db.c b/builtin/init-db.c
> index 7e00d57d654..9e069e27426 100644
> --- a/builtin/init-db.c
> +++ b/builtin/init-db.c
> @@ -75,10 +75,12 @@ int cmd_init_db(int argc,
>  		const char *prefix,
>  		struct repository *repo UNUSED)
>  {
> -	const char *git_dir;
> +	char *git_dir;
>  	const char *real_git_dir = NULL;
> -	const char *work_tree;
> +	char *real_git_dir_to_free = NULL;
> +	char *work_tree = NULL;
>  	const char *template_dir = NULL;
> +	char *template_dir_to_free = NULL;
>  	unsigned int flags = 0;
>  	const char *object_format = NULL;
>  	const char *ref_format = NULL;
> @@ -106,6 +108,7 @@ int cmd_init_db(int argc,
>  			   N_("specify the reference format to use")),
>  		OPT_END()
>  	};
> +	int ret;
>  
>  	argc = parse_options(argc, argv, prefix, init_db_options, init_db_usage, 0);
>  
> @@ -113,12 +116,10 @@ int cmd_init_db(int argc,
>  		die(_("options '%s' and '%s' cannot be used together"), "--separate-git-dir", "--bare");
>  
>  	if (real_git_dir && !is_absolute_path(real_git_dir))
> -		real_git_dir = real_pathdup(real_git_dir, 1);
> +		real_git_dir = real_git_dir_to_free = real_pathdup(real_git_dir, 1);
>  
> -	if (template_dir && *template_dir && !is_absolute_path(template_dir)) {
> -		template_dir = absolute_pathdup(template_dir);
> -		UNLEAK(template_dir);
> -	}
> +	if (template_dir && *template_dir && !is_absolute_path(template_dir))
> +		template_dir = template_dir_to_free = absolute_pathdup(template_dir);
>  
>  	if (argc == 1) {
>  		int mkdir_tried = 0;
> @@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ int cmd_init_db(int argc,
>  	 * Set up the default .git directory contents
>  	 */
>  	if (!git_dir)
> -		git_dir = DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT;
> +		git_dir = xstrdup(DEFAULT_GIT_DIR_ENVIRONMENT);
>  
>  	/*
>  	 * When --separate-git-dir is used inside a linked worktree, take
> @@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ int cmd_init_db(int argc,
>  			if (chdir(mainwt.buf) < 0)
>  				die_errno(_("cannot chdir to %s"), mainwt.buf);
>  			strbuf_release(&mainwt);
> +			free(git_dir);
>  			git_dir = strbuf_detach(&sb, NULL);
>  		}
>  		strbuf_release(&sb);
> @@ -245,12 +247,14 @@ int cmd_init_db(int argc,
>  			set_git_work_tree(work_tree);
>  	}
>  
> -	UNLEAK(real_git_dir);
> -	UNLEAK(git_dir);

We were doing this, out of simplicity, even in cases where it wasn't necessary ...

> -	UNLEAK(work_tree);
... and this line is now the `free()` we are doing below.
OK.  Nice clean up.
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> -
>  	flags |= INIT_DB_EXIST_OK;
> -	return init_db(git_dir, real_git_dir, template_dir, hash_algo,
> +	ret =  init_db(git_dir, real_git_dir, template_dir, hash_algo,
>  		       ref_storage_format, initial_branch,
>  		       init_shared_repository, flags);
> +
> +	free(template_dir_to_free);
> +	free(real_git_dir_to_free);
> +	free(work_tree);
> +	free(git_dir);
> +	return ret;
>  }
> -- 
> 2.47.0.229.g8f8d6eee53.dirty
> 
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Message 26 of 39 in “Memory leak fixes (pt.10, final)”
  1. 00/26 Memory leak fixes (pt.10, final)Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  2. 01/26 builtin/blame: fix leaking blame entries with `--incremental`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  3. 02/26 bisect: fix leaking good/bad terms when reading multipe timesPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  4. 03/26 bisect: fix leaking string in `handle_bad_merge_base()`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  5. 04/26 bisect: fix leaking `current_bad_oid`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  6. 05/26 bisect: fix multiple leaks in `bisect_next_all()`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  7. 06/26 bisect: fix leaking commit list items in `check_merge_base()`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  8. 07/26 bisect: fix various cases where we leak commit list itemsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  9. 08/26 line-log: fix leak when rewriting commit parentsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  10. 09/26 strvec: introduce new `strvec_splice()` functionPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  11. Rubén JustoNov 10, 2024
  12. Patrick SteinhardtNov 11, 2024
  13. 10/26 git: refactor alias handling to use a `struct strvec`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  14. Rubén JustoNov 10, 2024
  15. 11/26 git: refactor builtin handling to use a `struct strvec`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  16. 12/26 split-index: fix memory leak in `move_cache_to_base_index()`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  17. Rubén JustoNov 10, 2024
  18. 13/26 builtin/sparse-checkout: fix leaking sanitized patternsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  19. 14/26 help: refactor to not use globals for reading configPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  20. 15/26 help: fix leaking `struct cmdnames`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  21. Rubén JustoNov 10, 2024
  22. Patrick SteinhardtNov 11, 2024
  23. 16/26 help: fix leaking return value from `help_unknown_cmd()`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  24. 17/26 builtin/help: fix leaks in `check_git_cmd()`Patrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  25. 18/26 builtin/init-db: fix leaking directory pathsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  26. Rubén JustoNov 10, 2024
  27. 19/26 builtin/branch: fix leaking sorting optionsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  28. Rubén JustoNov 10, 2024
  29. 20/26 t/helper: fix leaking commit graph in "read-graph" subcommandPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  30. 21/26 git-compat-util: drop `UNLEAK()` annotationPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  31. Rubén JustoNov 10, 2024
  32. Patrick SteinhardtNov 11, 2024
  33. 22/26 t5601: work around leak sanitizer issuePatrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  34. 23/26 t: mark some tests as leak freePatrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  35. 24/26 t: remove unneeded !SANITIZE_LEAK prerequisitesPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  36. 25/26 test-lib: unconditionally enable leak checkingPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  37. 26/26 t: remove TEST_PASSES_SANITIZE_LEAK annotationsPatrick Steinhardt, Nov 6, 2024
  38. Rubén JustoNov 10, 2024
  39. Patrick SteinhardtNov 11, 2024

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